Core Banking Modernization

Client Case Studies

Cutting Edge Solutions for the World's Leading Banks & Financial Services Firms

API Souq (Market) Platform Modernizes Corporate Banking for Emirates NBD

Launched a unified API marketplace with real-time financial integration capabilities, helping corporate clients to automate payments, account visibility, and cash flow management in real time. The solution supports 7 service categories—from account and payment services to webhook-based notifications—empowering clients to build scalable digital experiences.

ANZ Launches BlueSpace Sandbox to Accelerate Fintech Co-Creation

ANZ launched BlueSpace, a secure sandbox platform enabling fintechs, startups, and institutional clients to rapidly test and validate digital banking solutions using synthetic transaction data and API plugins. BlueSpace allows rapid prototyping without touching production systems—lowering onboarding friction and fast-tracking strategic partnerships.

AXA Improves Integration Capabilities & Costs Savings with Hybrid Cloud on Azure

Now able to offer services more openly thanks to hybrid cloud setup. Infrastructure scalability, implementation of best practices, high reproducibility after failures, and major reduction in maintenance costs of the solution.

Improved Interoperability and Slashed Time-to-market from 1 month to 2 weeks

Armadillo uses modern architecture to increase integration possibilities and interoperability, reduce time-to-market from 1 month to 2 weeks, enabling agile regional launches & enhanced customer insights.

4B+ Records & 3.2M Credit Accounts Migrated with Near-Perfect Accuracy

Delivered a 13-month migration project, moving 4+ billion records and 3.2 million credit accounts across 9 source and 4 target systems. We achieved exceptional data integrity with only 14 rejected records (expected) and full real-time reconciliation across 650+ reports.

Migrated 44,000 Card Accounts and 100m+ Transaction Records in a Single Weekend

BNP Paribas consolidated systems ahead of a major merger by migrating 44,000 card accounts. We executed two dress rehearsals and delivered a migration with 900+ data mappings and 170 reconciliation rules in a weekend.

Data Warehouse for Regulatory & Operational Reporting Across 20+ Systems

Built a data warehouse which consolidates data from 20+ systems including two core banking platforms for accurate regulatory & operational reporting. The engine streamlines ETL, validation, and BASEL II compliance, supporting both daily operations and long-term MIS strategy.

Clickstream Analytics at Petabyte Scale for 9M+ Retail Customers

Built a clickstream analytics platform for CRM and risk modeling across digital channels. With 1PB+ of behavioral data, 900+ predictive triggers, and integrations with external sources, the solution improves loan targeting, boosts campaign conversion, and sets the foundation for real-time engagement.

Automated KYC & AML at Scale Reduces Operational Risk & Compliance Costs

BNP Paribas automates KYC & AML workflows at scale with a modernized application, handling 100,000 monthly assessments across 700+ branches. The system integrates with customer-facing and back-office platforms, eliminating manual data re-entry and improving efficiency.

Advanced Analytics Discovery for Credit Risk, Retention & CLV Optimization

Through exploratory analysis and predictive modeling of contract and customer data, we delivered actionable recommendations across credit risk, churn prevention, and customer lifetime value, laying the base for data-driven decision-making and long-term analytics initiatives.

Data Warehouse for Regulatory & Operational Reporting Across 20+ Systems

Clickstream Analytics at Petabyte Scale for 9M+ Retail Customers

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Solutions

Tailored Offerings for BFSI's Most Burning Challenges

Open Banking

Encouraging collaboration among banks & fintech firms

Open Banking Enablement: Support PSD2, CDR, and CMA compliance journeys with mature API platforms, developer portals, and FinTech ecosystem integration.
Embedded Finance & BaaS: Enable new business models—BNPL, embedded lending, and insurance—through curated FinTech partnerships and plug-and-play API templates.
Digital Product Acceleration: Use OIP (Open Innovation Platform) to ideate, prototype, and launch digital finance products with prebuilt APIs, synthetic data, and sandbox environments.
API-First Architecture: Deploy reusable APIs across payments, KYC, accounts, and wallets. Enable rapid development of composable finance journeys.
Customer-Centric Journeys: Build in-context experiences across commerce, life events, and enterprise workflows—from POS financing to emergency coverage.
Compliance & Security at Scale: Ensure data privacy, access governance, and regulatory alignment across markets with built-in policy enforcement and observability.

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Payments Modernization

Convenience, enhanced security measures & expanded payment opportunities

Modernize the Core Stack: Consolidate legacy systems and modernize switches, hubs, and card platforms to support high-volume, real-time, and cross-border transactions.
Enable New Payment Channels: Support mobile wallets, IoT, wearables, bots, and social/P2P payments with flexible APIs and microservices-based architecture.
Adopt Next-Gen Rails & Standards: Accelerate ISO 20022 migration, enable SWIFT cloud strategies, and implement new real-time payment schemes across regions.
Enhance Resilience & Scalability: Improve performance and stability across global payment infrastructures while reducing tech debt and increasing fault tolerance.
AI-Powered Fraud & Risk Management: Leverage AI/ML for enhanced fraud detection, risk scoring, and real-time alerts across payment flows and digital identities.

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Core Banking Modernization

Transform legacy technology and applications into a modern ecosystem

Replatform & Optimize: Refactor apps with Amazon ECS/EKS (Kubernetes), Lambda, and AWS Fargate to improve agility, performance, and costs.
Database & Analytics: Migrate to AWS RDS, DynamoDB, or Redshift for better performance and scalability. Leverage your data to implement AI-powered solutions.
Automation & Security: Leverage AWS DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, optimized landing zones, and IAM policies to automate and secure workloads.

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FinCrime Optimization

Digital transformation strategies that optimize compliance costs for enterprises

Replatform & Optimize: Refactor apps with Amazon ECS/EKS (Kubernetes), Lambda, and AWS Fargate to improve agility, performance, and costs.
Database & Analytics: Migrate to AWS RDS, DynamoDB, or Redshift for better performance and scalability. Leverage your data to implement AI-powered solutions.
Automation & Security: Leverage AWS DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, optimized landing zones, and IAM policies to automate and secure workloads.

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Digital Transactions

Accelerate client’s digital journey, streamline processes & foster business innovation

Replatform & Optimize: Refactor apps with Amazon ECS/EKS (Kubernetes), Lambda, and AWS Fargate to improve agility, performance, and costs.
Database & Analytics: Migrate to AWS RDS, DynamoDB, or Redshift for better performance and scalability. Leverage your data to implement AI-powered solutions.
Automation & Security: Leverage AWS DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, optimized landing zones, and IAM policies to automate and secure workloads.

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Risk & Regulatory Reporting

Optimize your risk, finance and regulatory reporting ecosystem.

Data-Driven Risk Management: Strengthen data governance, build data competencies, and unify data sources across the firm to support smarter, compliant decision-making.
Smart Automation & Innovation: Leverage AI/ML, RPA, NLP, and advanced analytics to automate risk surveillance, compliance processes, and fraud detection.
Risk & Compliance Platform Consolidation: Simplify and modernize legacy systems across business lines, integrating KYC, AML, CLM, and transaction monitoring platforms.
Real-Time Risk Monitoring & Reporting: Enable near real-time surveillance, automated thresholding, anomaly detection, and intelligent alert triage through AI/ML accelerators.
Strategic Regulatory Compliance: Navigate multi-jurisdiction regulations, data privacy laws, and risk management practices with integrated compliance solutions.
Optimized Customer Onboarding & KYC: Digitize onboarding with omni-channel ID verification, dynamic KYC/CDD refresh, and significant reductions in onboarding times and false positives.
Phased Modernization Approach: Deliver measurable gains through operating model redesign, digital platform build-outs, FinCrime innovation sandboxes, and continuous improvement loops.

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Features & Services

Core Banking Modernization Solutions

Replace rigid core systems with agile platforms that support personalized experiences & operational agility.

Composable Core Architecture

Decompose monolithic cores into BIAN-aligned, event-driven microservices that enable faster change, better integration, and domain-led agility.

Intelligent Data & Insights

Leverage core banking data for real-time behavioral insights, smarter risk decisions, and personalized customer engagement.

Multi-Speed, Phased Modernization

Support phased transformation strategies—whether via greenfield, build vs. buy evaluations, or wrapping legacy with APIs and middle layers.

Build vs. Buy Strategy

Support migration to next-gen core systems (e.g., Temenos, Mambu) or or re-engineer existing platforms using Java Spring Boot, Kafka, and Kubernetes with zero-downtime upgrades.

Operational Resilience & Cost Efficiency

Improve availability, reduce tech debt, and enable continuous delivery with blue-green deployments and reusable architectural patterns.

360° Integration & Global Standardization

Unify fragmented core systems across regions to drive consistent customer experiences, streamlined operations, compliance layers, and lower total cost of ownership.

Replatform & Refactor Mainframe Apps

Migrate COBOL and PL/I workloads to microservices or Java-based architectures, using phased replatforming or containerization strategies.

Risk-Controlled Migration

Adopt phased modernization with side-by-side systems, blue-green deployments, and robust rollback strategies to ensure business continuity.

Hybrid & Multi Cloud Integration

Move from on-prem mainframes to hybrid or full-cloud models (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP) to enable elasticity and lower infrastructure costs.

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Our Approach

A Proven Framework for Seamless Application Modernization

We take a structured, risk-mitigated approach to modernizing applications, ensuring a smooth transition with minimal disruption.

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Assessment & Strategy

Analyze your existing applications, identify technical debt, and define a modernization roadmap tailored to your business priorities.

Extract & Decouple Critical Workloads

We identify and separate key business functions from legacy monoliths, allowing for incremental modernization without system-wide disruption.

Rebuild with Cloud-Native Architectures

Using microservices, Kubernetes, and serverless computing, we refactor applications for scalability, security, and future-proof performance.

Automate for Speed & Reliability

CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and DevOps best practices reduce deployment cycles, eliminate manual errors, and ensure applications are built to scale effortlessly.

Optimize for Cost & Performance

We fine-tune cloud usage, automate resource scaling, and introduce AI-driven insights to maximize performance while keeping cloud costs under control.

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Małgorzata Dąbrowska

Chief Operating Officer & Board Member

"ITMAGINATION has been cooperating with BNP Paribas since 2012, completing many initiatives with the bank, providing and implementing software that was developed especially for our needs."

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Amit Bhute

Global Head of Banking and Financial Services at Virtusa

With over 25 years of technology experience in the financial services industry, Amit has spearheaded initiatives to modernize payments platforms, transform core banking systems, build new cash management platforms, launch embedded finance products, and leverage AI to reduce sanctions false positives.

Maciej Gos

Chief Architect

As the Chief Architect at ITMAGINATION, I design secure, scalable solutions on Microsoft Azure, specializing in cloud architecture, AI, and data platforms to help our clients drive innovation and efficiency.

Jakub Czajkowski

.NET Competency Leader

With over 16 years in the IT industry, including more than a decade at ITMAGINATION, I specialize in backend development, cloud architecture, and Microsoft technologies, helping businesses design scalable, high-quality solutions with a value-first approach.

Tomasz Rębelski

Java Competency Leader

With over 13 years of experience in software development, architecture, and engineering leadership, I help businesses build scalable, high-performance solutions across industries, specializing in modernization, enterprise integration, and AI-driven personalization.

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Cutting Edge Solutions for the World's Leading Banks & Financial Services Firms

API Souq (Market) Platform Modernizes Corporate Banking for Emirates NBD

ANZ Launches BlueSpace Sandbox to Accelerate Fintech Co-Creation

AXA Improves Integration Capabilities & Costs Savings with Hybrid Cloud on Azure

Improved Interoperability and Slashed Time-to-market from 1 month to 2 weeks

4B+ Records & 3.2M Credit Accounts Migrated with Near-Perfect Accuracy

Migrated 44,000 Card Accounts and 100m+ Transaction Records in a Single Weekend

Data Warehouse for Regulatory & Operational Reporting Across 20+ Systems

Clickstream Analytics at Petabyte Scale for 9M+ Retail Customers

Automated KYC & AML at Scale Reduces Operational Risk & Compliance Costs

Advanced Analytics Discovery for Credit Risk, Retention & CLV Optimization

Data Warehouse for Regulatory & Operational Reporting Across 20+ Systems

Clickstream Analytics at Petabyte Scale for 9M+ Retail Customers

Tailored Offerings for BFSI's Most Burning Challenges

Open Banking

Payments Modernization

Core Banking Modernization

FinCrime Optimization

Digital Transactions

Risk & Regulatory Reporting

Core Banking Modernization Solutions

Composable Core Architecture

Intelligent Data & Insights

Multi-Speed, Phased Modernization

Build vs. Buy Strategy

Operational Resilience & Cost Efficiency

360° Integration & Global Standardization

Replatform & Refactor Mainframe Apps

Risk-Controlled Migration

Hybrid & Multi Cloud Integration

Industry Partnerships and Modern Tech Stack Powering Our Solutions

In Numbers

A Proven Framework for Seamless Application Modernization

Assessment & Strategy

Extract & Decouple Critical Workloads

Rebuild with Cloud-Native Architectures

Automate for Speed & Reliability

Optimize for Cost & Performance

See what some of our clients have to say

Meet Our Solutioning Team

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Maciej Gos

Chief Architect

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